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Worst movies ever?

HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 14:22
My personal picks are:

1-Manos, The Hands of Fate

2-Bloodfeast

3-Redneck Zombies

4-Blood Sucking Freaks

5-Caligula

What are your top picks for the greatest wastes of film ever?
Jello Biafra
10-08-2004, 14:26
My personal picks are:
3-Redneck Zombies
You didn't like it? I thought it was hilarious.
Dark Fututre
10-08-2004, 14:28
Harry Potter Prisoner Of Azkaban and that was my favorit book, bad acting, dumb lines, taking away from the story ect.
HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 14:29
You didn't like it? I thought it was hilarious.

It was a little entertaining, but the camcorder work left something to be desired.

One more, The Story of Ricky. Sure heads and bodies explode, but alas it sucks. I did love that gun the warden had which if you got shot, you blew up.
Jello Biafra
10-08-2004, 14:31
Ugh...gory movies. Gory movies are only good whenever the special effects are horrid. Like in the aforementioned "Redneck Zombies" the people seemed to be all made out of chipped ham. (Here in Pittsburgh we say "chipped" instead of "chopped".)
Terra - Domina
10-08-2004, 14:31
24 hours in london

I bought this movie in a bargain bin along with the last castle. I thought it might be cool, but its the first time i felt ripped off on a 3 dollar movie.


SO BAD
Terra - Domina
10-08-2004, 14:32
Ugh...gory movies. Gory movies are only good whenever the special effects are horrid. Like in the aforementioned "Redneck Zombies" the people seemed to be all made out of chipped ham. (Here in Pittsburgh we say "chipped" instead of "chopped".)

lol, you should see the movie "The dead hate the living"

its real funny, if you are into that
Nebbyland
10-08-2004, 14:33
Barb Wire
A quote from a review at the time...

"To call Miss Anderson's acting wooden would be unfair to trees."
SonicYouths
10-08-2004, 14:34
Invisible Mom. *nod* Heh.
Yarahistan
10-08-2004, 14:37
Fugitive Rage.

It's porn without sex.
Jeldred
10-08-2004, 14:38
Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake. Why, for pity's sake?

LA Confidential is another. Why this was praised to the rooftops I'll never understand. 2 cops: one who does things "by the book", the other who "makes his own rules". Ohh, so original. They don't get along and have a huge fight, hitting each other with chairs and at one point a typewriter. The result? A bruise here and there, a tiny little cut over one eye, and mutual respect. Urrghh... Then there's the only female character, who is -- inevitably -- a hooker. The only interesting thing about her is the way her boobs, like Mickey Mouse's ears, always present the same profile to the camera. A ludicrous cartoon villain, responsible for everything evil everywhere, is finally gunned down in a tedious shootout which reaches new lows. When Russel Crowe got shot "in the shoulder" but bravely battled on, I almost expected him to say "Don't worry, my wife will suck the bullet out later." Jesus, what a turkey. Coming just after Mulholland Falls this was a real disappointment.
Del folio
10-08-2004, 14:42
I hated Love actually. It was vile.
Perugio
10-08-2004, 14:42
Alien....foul!
Keruvalia
10-08-2004, 14:42
My personal picks are:
1-Manos, The Hands of Fate


The Master is with us always ... the Master sees you now ... he likes you ...

Manos is by far the most horrible movie I've ever seen ... not even MST3K could save that one.
Freistaat Dithmarschen
10-08-2004, 14:51
What are your top picks for the greatest wastes of film ever?

Although many people don't agree with me: One of the worst movies I ever saw was "Frida", the biography of Frida Kahlo with Selma Hayek. I saw it in Chihuahua/Mexico, in english with Spanish titles - I was boring for two hours! Stupid movie about stupid artists with a so bad actress, did you hear Selma Hayek said she deserved the "Oscar" for this...?

At least in Mexico cinema is more cheap than in Germany ;-)
Armendea
10-08-2004, 14:54
Anyone who doesn't list 'House of 1000 Corpses' as one of the worst movies fortunately must not have seen it.

Also, 'Speed.'
Brindisi Dorom
10-08-2004, 15:03
Anything with Keanu Reeves, Ashton Kutcher, Arnold Schwartzadsakljhsakfhsaklhdslkajhsdljafhsdkjhdsflahdslkjfhfawlkjnrtjlkndkfsdfer, Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Keanu Reeves, Keanu Reeves, and did I mention Keanu Reeves?
HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 15:07
How about "I Spit on Your Grave!".

Gratuitous crappy rape scenes, gratuitous revenge scenes. My favorite line from the bathtub scene when she cuts the bad dudes tallywhacker off: "It feels so good it stings! Oh no! Ah Ah, You f-ing biyatch!" Oscar worthy, I think not.
BobSteve
10-08-2004, 15:11
Nurse Betty with renee Zelwieger. I actually walked out on it. I have never done that before. It takes a lot for me to do that.
Notorious Jay
10-08-2004, 15:13
5. LOTR Trilodgy

4. Harry Potter Trilodgy

3. Titanic

2. Troy

1. Artificial Intelligence
Armendea
10-08-2004, 15:14
5. LOTR Trilodgy
Blasphemy!
Mozworld
10-08-2004, 15:17
Highlander 2 & 3
Gorgonzolla
10-08-2004, 15:20
Anything with Keanu Reeves, Ashton Kutcher, Arnold Schwartzadsakljhsakfhsaklhdslkajhsdljafhsdkjhdsflahdslkjfhfawlkjnrtjlkndkfsdfer, Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Keanu Reeves, Keanu Reeves, and did I mention Keanu Reeves?

What have you got against action movies and their stars? What other movies are there where the kill count goes into 3 figures eh?
Notorious Jay
10-08-2004, 15:23
You know its true Armendea those movies were as boring as fuck
The Golden Simatar
10-08-2004, 15:26
1. Clash of the Titans

2. The Thin Red Line

3. American Pie

4. Raise the Titanic (I know Sahara will be better)

5. Blade 1 and 2
Joey P
10-08-2004, 15:28
worst movies

5 Things to do in denver when you're dead
4 The life of David Gale
3 The thin red line
2 Armageddon
1 The dark backward

Favorite films

5 the usual suspects
4 Saving Private Ryan
3 Lock stock and two smoking barrels
2 The original Night of the Living Dead by George Romero
1 Donnie Darko
Whitsoniar
10-08-2004, 15:33
Anyone who doesn't list 'House of 1000 Corpses' as one of the worst movies fortunately must not have seen it.

Also, 'Speed.'


Amen to that...you know they're making a sequel to that movie because Rob Zombie "didn't feel he developed the character of Dr. Satan well enough." A dark day for movies indeed.
Armendea
10-08-2004, 15:36
You know its true Armendea those movies were as boring as fuck
My step-dad slept through all three of them, and he saw them at home.
I don't understand. :(

..they're making a sequel to that movie because Rob Zombie "didn't feel he developed the character of Dr. Satan well enough."...
lol @ this.
East Canuck
10-08-2004, 15:37
People, people. You're forgetting the absolute worst movie ever made:
Plan 9 from Outer Space, by Ed wood.

It was DESIGNATED worst movie ever and, for having seen it, I have to agree.
Falcoland
10-08-2004, 15:49
In this context, I don't count movies that are supposed to be bad (like "Manos:the hands of fate"), I look for big budget, mainstream films that are so bad they don't just bore me, they actually make me angry. That's why my choice is "The Horse Whiperer."

A Young girl (an angelic Scarlett Johanson) gets into a horse riding accident. She and her horse are injured. In an effort to heal the daughter's psyche, her mother (an incredibly frosty and unlikeable Kristin Scott Thomas) seek out The Horse Whisperer (Robert Redford) to heal the horse physically and emotionally. The mother, naturally, falls in love with the Horse Whisperer, much to the consternation of the Father (a bumbling, Dagwood Bumstead-like, yet incredibly unfeeling and unsympathetic Sam Neill). Everything, of course, turns out OK in the end.

Throughout the film, the mother treats every occurence as if it's all about her (the daughters accident, the Horse Whisperer's aloofness, the Father's consternation, etc.), when the only character the audience cares about or likes, is the daughter. By the last third of the film, the audience realizes that the mother was right all along. The movie becomes all about her! And we hate her!

Redford directed the film, and it's no surprise, it plays like a three hour long Valentine to himself. I could see some assistant voiceing concerns to Redford during the filming: "I dunno, boss, why would the mother fall for the Horse Whisperer? He's an old, craggy guy with bad skin who doesn't seem interested in her. She has Sam Neill at home, he's much younger and better looking." Director Redford replies: "You don't get it , do you? I'm Robert Redford, dammit! My name is synonymous with female desire! I don't care if it's not 1975 anymore, I am still utterly irresistable to women! By the way, you're fired."

I think it was Rex Reed who gave a two word review of this film that has become one of my favorites: "Punishingly Dull."

By the way, Redford also directed "The Castle," the prison movie where he played a retired Military General in prison and James (Tony Soprano) Gandolfini plays the evil prison warden trying to break him. The film deservedly got lukewarm reviews. One astute reviewer said the movie would have been much more interesting if Gandolfini and Redford had swithced roles. The reviewer also pointed out that, of course, there is no way Redford would let that happen.
HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 16:00
People, people. You're forgetting the absolute worst movie ever made:
Plan 9 from Outer Space, by Ed wood.

It was DESIGNATED worst movie ever and, for having seen it, I have to agree.

It's not the worst, cause it's so bad it's good. Try Glen or Glenda by Woods for a truly bad film.
Demonic Beings
10-08-2004, 16:05
i personally found "Lost in Translation" uninteresting and lacked imagination. I really cant see how it was nominated for awards.
Trufflin
10-08-2004, 16:12
The worst film ever is, without doubt, Wild Wild West.

But From Dusk 'Til Dawn comes a close second.
Wicker Men
10-08-2004, 16:16
Fight Club

Ugly, brutal waste of acting talent (and where Brad Pitt is concerned I use that word guardedly.)

Completely unredeemed by it's so-called "twist" ending. Hello? I saw the same "surprise, twist ending" on Magnum PI in 1983. Move on...
Red Sox Fanatics
10-08-2004, 16:55
Anything featuring Ben Stiller. The thing I don't get, is that his parents were a hysterical comedic team, yet he's a total dolt. Nothing rubbed off on him?

Sandra Bullock is another kiss of death for a movie. I avoid her "work" at all costs. She makes Mariah Carey look talented.

Since this thread is supposed to be about specific movies, I'll offer up (for those old enough to remember) Ice Castles. A movie about a blind figure skater. Her boyfriend is played by Robbie Benson. As I recall, her coach was played by a woman best described as looking like the Crypt Keeper. Dreadful. Absolutely tediously dreadful!
Kanabia
10-08-2004, 17:12
The Matrix Reloaded: If I want to see a couple of idiots fighting stupidly with swords for a good half an hour, I will go to a suburb in my area called Springvale where I can witness it frequently first hand. I forgot the rest of the damn thing. I must have fallen asleep. Oh, I remember Neo gets nookie off that chick who isn't even that attractive. Eh. I didn't bother seeing the third one, though the original matrix was good...

Jurassic Park 3: "Huhuhuhuh...theres a mobile phone in dinosaur shit...huhuhuh" There was a joke about shit in the first one, okay? its just not funny anymore. Actually, it wasn't funny to begin with. And thats even taking into account the fact that I was 8 when I saw the first one (which I did love).

Chicken Park: ah, that reminded me of this one. Jurassic Park with chickens. Can't remember if theres a fecal joke in it though.

That horror movie with Ozzy in it: I forget the name. Enough said.

Independence Day: Not so much that it's a bad movie (entertaining tripe), but somehow the USA was the only country featured. Eh? It's not the 50's anymore guys...Crap title too.

Speed 2: The first one, eh. This one, crud. How about the masterful dialogue..."I'm not wearing any underwear" is the only quote i remember from the movie. Oh, and who else saw the Aircraft Carrier in it?

Enemy at the Gates: Why do the Russians speak in British accents? huh? For once I missed the hammy cliche hollywood Russian. They should have got the actors from the game Red Alert to do it. Oh yeah, and the plot sucked. Two snipers out to get eachother in A BATTLE TO THE DEATH!!! I dont care if it was a true story. If it was, I hope they both are rolling in their graves knowing that their memories have been "honoured" with this turd of a film.

Charlies Angels: I don't know why I watched this apart from the obvious perv value.

Studio 54: Theres this part where the guy is having sex with Neve Campbell and he pisses on her thinking he's just jizzed, causing a "hilariously witty" argument. "I can't believe you just pissed on me!!"
...........silence..........
Yeah, thats what I thought too. Heres another one:
Guy 1: "I want you to suck on my cock" Guy 2:"No!! I have a family" Guy 1: *Taxes out wads of bills* Guy 2: "Noo!" Guy 1: *Takes out 3 times as many bills* Guy 2: "OK."

Empire Records: Why do people say this is good? I fell asleep. Seriously, I did. I can't remember it. I'll have to watch it again and have something clever to say about why it sucks the big one.

Wing Commander: It blowed. Good games dont make good movies. Unless its for crappy comedy value like Resident Evil.

Oh, that reminds me:

Mario Bros. The Movie: OK. Who the hell thought up this idea?
HC Eredivisie
10-08-2004, 17:25
Jurassic Park 3: "Huhuhuhuh...theres a mobile phone in dinosaur shit...huhuhuh" There was a joke about shit in the first one, okay? its just not funny anymore.
that was a joke? :eek:
DHomme
10-08-2004, 17:27
Mario Bros. The Movie: OK. Who the hell thought up this idea?

I hear that. You have clearly never seen charlies angels 2. They somehow made it worse than the first. I cant quite figure out how, though.

Maybe the constant stream of disney-esque films that have all ripped off the idea of "Big" (Freaky friday, 13 going on 30, etc) deserve a dishonourable mention here too...
Kanabia
10-08-2004, 17:29
that was a joke? :eek:

"Just remember to wash your hands before you eat anything" *agonised groan*

I hear that. You have clearly never seen charlies angels 2. They somehow made it worse than the first. I cant quite figure out how, though.

Heh. I just edited in Charlies Angels 1 before I saw your post :) Haven't seen the second. Luckily.
HC Eredivisie
10-08-2004, 17:32
"Just remember to wash your hands before you eat anything" *agonised groan*
i meant the 'joke' in part 3, never knew it was one :confused:
Micketania
10-08-2004, 17:32
seen quite a few bad movies but "Zoolander" was perhaps the worst. Some funny moments but they were all in the preview and when I actually saw it there wasn't much else.
Sureness
10-08-2004, 17:33
Enemy at the Gates: Why do the Russians speak in British accents? huh? For once I missed the hammy cliche hollywood Russian. They should have got the actors from the game Red Alert to do it. Oh yeah, and the plot sucked. Two snipers out to get eachother in A BATTLE TO THE DEATH!!! I dont care if it was a true story. If it was, I hope they both are rolling in their graves knowing that their memories have been "honoured" with this turd of a film.

People have done historical movies of Russia where the actors used British Accents!! I personally liked the movie and don't think you reason is good enough to justify it being one of the "worst" ever.
West - Europa
10-08-2004, 17:34
Raising Cain

Speed 2

Titanic

Independence Day

Pearl Harbor

The Day After Tomorrow

Miss Congeniality. Hell, everything with Sandra Bullock.
Kanabia
10-08-2004, 17:37
People have done historical movies of Russia where the actors used British Accents!! I personally liked the movie and don't think you reason is good enough to justify it being one of the "worst" ever.

I did give two reasons. The plot was crap, comrade commissar. What did you actually like about the movie?

A good historical movie of the same battle: The German movie Stalingrad.

i meant the 'joke' in part 3, never knew it was one :confused:

It was stupid. A mobile phone in dinosaur shit? I think someone behind JP has a scat fetish. There was even in-depth shit examination in No.2, right? (I can't remember, but i think there was shit on the ground and it got checked out...eh.) Point being, why include that scene?
Kanabia
10-08-2004, 17:38
OMG NOES!!! West - Europa, thankyou!

I forgot Titanic, Pearl Harbor and Miss Congeniality!!!

Yuck.

EDIT: And Fast and the Furious.
The Force Majeure
10-08-2004, 17:47
enemy at the gates has that great opening scene - so it's ok in my books

zoolander is really funny a second time...cmon, gasoline fight

Worst Movies -

Head of State
In the Bedroom (yawn, talk about false advertising)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (I miss Clerks, this was crap)
Dude wheres my car (only movie i refused to finish)
The whole 10 yards (nevermind, only watched 20 min of this one)
Fast and Furious (responsible for all the stupid hondas with fins on em - Jesus, it's a four cylinder Honda!)

And yeah, pretty much anything with sandra b in it
Kanabia
10-08-2004, 17:51
enemy at the gates has that great opening scene - so it's ok in my books

zoolander is really funny a second time...cmon, gasoline fight

Worst Movies -

Head of State
In the Bedroom (yawn, talk about false advertising)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (I miss Clerks, this was crap)
Dude wheres my car (only movie i refused to finish)
The whole 10 yards (nevermind, only watched 20 min of this one)
Fast and Furious (responsible for all the stupid hondas with fins on em - Jesus, it's a four cylinder Honda!)

And yeah, pretty much anything with sandra b in it

The only thing i found remotely funny about Dude wheres my car was the guy who lives under the stairs and pisses in the potplant. And then, only because I know someone a bit like that.
Layarteb
10-08-2004, 17:52
Anything by Quentin Tarantino. Man I can't stand him!
The Black Forrest
10-08-2004, 17:56
Hercules with Lou the Hulk Ferigno(sp?)

The day of the Triffeds

The Charlies angles movies.
Layarteb
10-08-2004, 18:01
Fast and Furious (responsible for all the stupid hondas with fins on em - Jesus, it's a four cylinder Honda!)

And yeah, pretty much anything with sandra b in it

The movie was good, the cars were crap, except the only US one in the movie that still beat the Jap car even though it blew a piston! LOL. What makes me laugh is all these people that drive Civics and act like they are tough. Like you said, it's a four cylinder but a 1.7L at that!!!! I have a V6 3.1 in my Lumina and that's a wussy engine! Give me a Chevelle 454 LS6 ANYDAY and we'll see who wins, the Honda or the Chevy!
Pure Thought
10-08-2004, 18:02
I'll go along with Highlander -- in fact, anything with Christopher Lambert, who seems to have studied acting from the marionettes of the Thunderbirds original TV show.

But let's not forget The Swimmer -- so dire that Burt Lancaster should have drowned in one of the pools rather than letting it be shown (and the author of the book should have sued to suppress it).

The remakes of the '50s horror genre films. Godzilla was originally tacky as were the original King Kong and all the rest. That's part of their charm. But the remakes were criminal.

That dreadful attempt by Mel Gibson to play a Scot, where he sounded like an Irish immigrant to Australia or something -- the name escapes me (PTSD, you know).

...and worst of all time, forever:

Battlefield Earth

Now that was a real WMD. We could have forced Hussein to surrender in days, just by projecting scenes from that film onto their TV. We could use it to interrogate prisoners, except that it would break every law on the treatment of prisoners ever written.

*shivers at the memory*

PT
Knight Of The Round
10-08-2004, 18:07
the campy 1960's and 1970's godzilla movies. I mean come on.... a monster that is 300 hundred feet tall knows how to do karate?
HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 21:07
Hercules in New York with Arnold. He had a silly dubbed voice and that made it just a little better. But it is as crappy as they come.
Roach-Busters
10-08-2004, 21:09
My personal picks are:

1-Manos, The Hands of Fate

2-Bloodfeast

3-Redneck Zombies

4-Blood Sucking Freaks

5-Caligula

What are your top picks for the greatest wastes of film ever?

Really? Being a Vietnam veteran, I would have thought you'd say Platoon.
HannibalSmith
10-08-2004, 21:12
Really? Being a Vietnam veteran, I would have thought you'd say Platoon.

I wouldn't call it a movie, more like a propaganda attempt. I don't think Oliver Stone made a good film his whole life.
Roach-Busters
10-08-2004, 21:16
I wouldn't call it a movie, more like a propaganda attempt. I don't think Oliver Stone made a good film his whole life.

I agree. I literally became sick when I watched Platoon. It was the most vile, disgusting, anti-American, pro-Hanoi piece of propaganda filth I ever had the displeasure of watching in my life.
Daeren
10-08-2004, 21:18
Hmmmm...

a) Dude, Where's My Car

b) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( great book, though.)

c) Chameli

:headbang:
The Black Forrest
10-08-2004, 21:19
I wouldn't call it a movie, more like a propaganda attempt. I don't think Oliver Stone made a good film his whole life.

The message of the movie was probably propaganda. But the scenes were a little realistic.

As I have said I have a buddy that did 2 tours in the Rangers. When we saw the film he had to walk away after the scene in the jungle where Sheen wakes up, you hear the rain and then a noise. All hell breaks loose, then then sound of the rain again.

He said you just had a taste of what it was like for me.
Daeren
10-08-2004, 21:21
Others....


Gone In Sixty Seconds

George of the Jungle

The cartoon version of " The Lord of the Rings". ( I love the new one, though)

Charlotte's Web :headbang:
Roach-Busters
10-08-2004, 21:27
Let's see...

In no particular order:

1)A tie between Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket because they're all pro-Hanoi pieces of garbage

2)The Blair Witch Project 2: Book of Shadows

3)My Stepmother is an Alien

4)The Blair Witch Project

5)Repossessed

6)Scary Movie

7)Bride of Chucky

8)Texas Chainsaw Massacre

9)Pearl Harbor

10)Armageddon

11)Hellbound: Hellraiser II

12)A tie between all the Friday the 13th movies

13)The remake of Psycho

14)All the sequels to Jaws

15)Leprechaun in the Hood

16)Spinal Tap

17)Monty Python and the Meaning of Life

18)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (FLAME ALERT!!!!)

19)The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride

20)Pet Sematary Too (Yes, that's the actual spelling)

Plenty others I can't think of off the top of my head.
Roach-Busters
10-08-2004, 21:33
bump
Eulibra
10-08-2004, 21:37
1. My Dinner with Andre (pretentious)
2. Joe Versus the Volcano (Hanks is rarely funny-- especially not in this one.)
3. Ishtar
Realdorado
10-08-2004, 22:06
Let's see...

In no particular order:

1)A tie between Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket because they're all pro-Hanoi pieces of garbage

2)The Blair Witch Project 2: Book of Shadows

3)My Stepmother is an Alien

4)The Blair Witch Project

5)Repossessed

6)Scary Movie

7)Bride of Chucky

8)Texas Chainsaw Massacre

9)Pearl Harbor

10)Armageddon

11)Hellbound: Hellraiser II

12)A tie between all the Friday the 13th movies

13)The remake of Psycho

14)All the sequels to Jaws

15)Leprechaun in the Hood

16)Spinal Tap

17)Monty Python and the Meaning of Life

18)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (FLAME ALERT!!!!)

19)The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride

20)Pet Sematary Too (Yes, that's the actual spelling)

Plenty others I can't think of off the top of my head.


Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket are excellent movies, regardless of the political messages someone might notice in them. Oliver Stone is, though, one of the most untalented directors ever, and on top of that he's pretentious. Also, I think he firmly believes that a movie HAS to be at least 150 minutes long and be explicitly violent but pacifistic in nature, and also "historically charged". The asshole!
Monty Python movies are probably the most hillarious ones I've ever seen! What's wrong with you?
Layarteb
11-08-2004, 05:11
Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket are excellent movies, regardless of the political messages someone might notice in them. Oliver Stone is, though, one of the most untalented directors ever, and on top of that he's pretentious. Also, I think he firmly believes that a movie HAS to be at least 150 minutes long and be explicitly violent but pacifistic in nature, and also "historically charged". The asshole!
Monty Python movies are probably the most hillarious ones I've ever seen! What's wrong with you?

Apoc Now is not an anti-war movie, says Coppola who directed it.
Pure Thought
11-08-2004, 11:23
Let's see...

<snip>

13)The remake of Psycho

...

16)Spinal Tap

<snip>




Thanks for reminding me about the remake of Psycho. Technically, I suppose I shouldn't include it in my list, because I only saw the trailers. But then again, if someone showed the canvas-detail of their attempt to repaint the Mona Lisa or the Cistene Chapel ceiling, I wouldn't need to see the whole painting to know I hated it.

But Spinal Tap? That had me laughing harder than a lot of top-rated comedies ever did. Maybe what did it for me is that I was roadie for a band of almost-stars once. It could have been them except Spinal Tap were British.

PT
Vitania
11-08-2004, 12:01
Last time there was a "Best Movie Ever" thread I posted IMDB's Top 20 movies. Here are the Bottom 20:

1. Wild World of Batwoman, The (1966)
2. 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (1966)
3. Future War (1997)
4. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
5. Space Mutiny (1988)
6. You Got Served (2004)
7. Eegah (1962)
8. Hobgoblins (1987)
9. Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)
10. Backyard Dogs (2000)
11. Troll 2 (1990)
12. Santa with Muscles (1996)
13. Going Overboard (1989)
14. Werewolf (1996)
15. Glitter (2001)
16. Gigli (2003)
17. Uomo puma, L' (1980)
18. Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
19. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
20. Giant Spider Invasion, The (1975)
New Fubaria
11-08-2004, 12:18
Any romantic "comedy", especially with that mumbling bastard Hugh Grant...I'm sure they are using some form of the word "comedy" that I am not familiar with.

As for most overrated movie of all time: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It was OK, but I mean, come on! The way people carried on, you'd think it was the first wirework-martial arts movie ever made! (P.S. Yes, I am acutely aware that I am possibly the only person on planet Earth who didn't f***kin' LOVE it!)
Demented Hamsters
11-08-2004, 12:58
Out of interest, my Hong Kong girlfriend thought Crouching Tiger was boring, as did most of her friends. I think it was aimed at the European market, which is why it was so arty. I thought it was ok, but there's better Martial Arts movies out there ("Fist of Legend" for example, which has some of the most incredible fight scenes you'll see, or more recently "Ong Bak", which has to have the coolest, funniest and most amazing chase scene EVER. It also some of the most brutal fight scenes, but hey that's Muay Thai for you).
Anyway, Worst Movies:
"Jingle Bells" or whatever it was called with Ar-nuld hamming it up appallingly.
"Robot Monster", but that's so bad, it's actually worth watching. How can you really hate an evil Alien thats a man dressed in a gorilla suit and a diving helmet, who's evil humanity-killing machine is a set of bunny ears and a machine listed in the titles as "The Billion-Bubble Maker".
"Titanic'. The most boring movie ever made. You have to sit thru 3 hours of drivel and fake emotion just to see a huge amazing finish of a boat sinking. It was trite, tedious crapola. on the plus side you do get to see Kate Winslett's tits and Leonardo die. Also am I the only one who noticed it was virulently anti-english? All the bad guys were English, all the good guys were Us or British.
BackwoodsSquatches
11-08-2004, 13:25
The Incredible Melting Man.

Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter.

Manos: Hand of Fate.

Body Melt. (you guessed it..there arent any melting bodies.)

Zombie 4 : The Isle of the Dead.

and the worst Movie of all time....

"Orgy of the Dead."
By Ed Wood.

Synopsis:

The depths of suckitude that this film explores is nearly unimaginable.
Many people know Wood from his cult hit "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
The winner of the Golden Turkey award.

"Orgy of the Dead" makes "Plan 9 " look like Apocalypse Now.

No joke.

This is one of Wood's last films, and by this time, he had sunken deep into alchoholism, and this film is nothing but a zombie titty flick.
You may be thinking.."Well....at least boobies are good, right?"

Nope.
Not this time.

It starts off when the main character and his girlfreind wreck thier car, and crawl into a graveyard, to find help. (Already a good idea, right?)
In this Graveyard, they find Criswell, the very gay Vampire, who is sitting in judgement of peoples souls, and in order to enter the afterlife, they must dance naked for him.

Theres a guy in a rubber werewolf mask, and a Mummy mask too.
They were very likely bought off the shelf at a local drug store.
Im not kidding.


This is one of the very worst movies ever made.
I know this becuase a few freinds and I have taken it upon ourselves to find the worst movie ever made.

This comes close.
Demented Hamsters
11-08-2004, 13:33
I've seen it, and yeah it is BAD. I especially like the cardboard gravestones that fall over and the mike that keeps falling into shot.
But in Ed Wood's defence, he did give us "Ed Wood" by Tim Burton. And without Ed Wood, we wouldn't have anything to measure shite movies against. So he has given a good comparative measure. From A.E.W (After Ed Wood), we have always been able to say:
Is it (the movie you're watching) more suckful/less suckful/equally suckful to an Ed Wood movie?
BackwoodsSquatches
11-08-2004, 13:36
I've seen it, and yeah it is BAD. I especially like the cardboard gravestones that fall over and the mike that keeps falling into shot.
But in Ed Wood's defence, he did give us "Ed Wood" by Tim Burton. And without Ed Wood, we wouldn't have anything to measure shite movies against. So he has given a good comparative measure. From A.E.W (After Ed Wood), we have always been able to say:
Is it (the movie you're watching) more suckful/less suckful/equally suckful to an Ed Wood movie?


Very true.

"Ed Wood"- The movie was great.
Johnny Depp was really good in it, as was George "The Animal" Steele as Tor Johnson.

Yes, ed Wood set the standard for Suck, indeed.

I have to love "Plan 9" though..its just hilarious.
Anticlimax
11-08-2004, 13:45
...

16)Spinal Tap

17)Monty Python and the Meaning of Life

18)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (FLAME ALERT!!!!)

...

You must be kidding. How can anyone NOT like Monty Python without being a total idiot who just doesn't get any of the jokes? If you're a complete moron: keep your trap shut. And if you're not: get some humor.

PS I pur spinal tap in this post too, cause it IS (as stated before) WAY BETTER then most other comedies and so called comedies

Bad movies:
LAPD
Sequels on the Matrix (money raisers)
Last part of LOTR (which only purpose was to end the previous two and only comtained fighting... show offs)
Gremlins
LOTR (cartoon)
Krankor
18-08-2004, 19:34
Prince of Space is undoubtedly the BEST movie ever made, mainly because the hero is ME! HA HA HA HA HA!
Lower Aquatica
18-08-2004, 20:52
The two hours I spent in a theater when an ex-boyfriend dragged me to see "Chucky III" are two hours of my life I want back.

But if we're talking the so-bad-it's-good genre....ladies and gentlemen, I give you Blood Freak. (http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/b/bloodfreak.html)
Suicidal Librarians
18-08-2004, 21:41
Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket are excellent movies, regardless of the political messages someone might notice in them. Oliver Stone is, though, one of the most untalented directors ever, and on top of that he's pretentious. Also, I think he firmly believes that a movie HAS to be at least 150 minutes long and be explicitly violent but pacifistic in nature, and also "historically charged". The asshole!
Monty Python movies are probably the most hillarious ones I've ever seen! What's wrong with you?

My mom actually walked out of a Monty Python movie one time she hated it so much. So there isn't anything wrong with him/her, they probably just don't like Monty Python type of humor.
Loveliness and hope2
18-08-2004, 21:44
The worst film ever has to be Evolution. Killing aliens with head and shoulders shampoo??!! Who the hell comes up with this stuff??!!
The fairy tinkerbelly
18-08-2004, 21:44
it's got to be a draw between 'Haunted Mansion' (i ended putting my MD player on when i went to see it at the cinema), 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'Tape'
Suicidal Librarians
18-08-2004, 21:45
The worst film ever has to be Evolution. Killing aliens with head and shoulders shampoo??!! Who the hell comes up with this stuff??!!

I forgot about that movie! It was corny but it still made me laugh.
Suicidal Librarians
18-08-2004, 21:48
I hated "Master of Disguise", movie nearly bored me to tears. "Lilo & Stitch" also sucked spectacularly but SOMEHOW got popular. Not to mention "Tremors II" which had to be on of the worst sequals to a good movie (Tremors) I've ever seen.
Aryanis
18-08-2004, 22:07
Got to be "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" or "The Horror Express."
Kataniya
18-08-2004, 22:23
Favorite films

5 the usual suspects
4 Saving Private Ryan
3 Lock stock and two smoking barrels
2 The original Night of the Living Dead by George Romero
1 Donnie Darko


Gotta love the The Usual Suspects just for the twist! Snatch is good.
Superpower07
18-08-2004, 22:47
Hercules (the disney animated movie)
Armageddon (Deep Impact has a plot similar to this, but a *so* much more realistic ending)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
The Tomb Raider Movies
Star Wars Ep I-III
The Bourne Supremacy - crappy sequel to a the (great) Bourne Identity. I just hope the Bourne Legacy doesn't bomb like this